Where does “sleikipinni” come from?

sleikipinni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic pinni, from Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic penn-, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

sleikipinni (Icelandic): a lollipop

Definitions

  1. a lollipop

Ancestry of “sleikipinni”, step by step

sleikipinni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic pinni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpinnipin, peg, stick
2Old Norsepinnia pin
3Proto-Germanicpenn-—
4Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
5Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Icelandic sleikja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsleikjato lick; a kitchen utensil used to remove a...
2Old Norsesleikja—
3Proto-Germanic*laigōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “sleikipinni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic petnā →